President Trump, looking to make inroads with African American voters, touted the bipartisan sentencing reform legislation he signed into law last year during a speech Friday at a historically black South Carolina college. The White House had billed this speech as an opportunity to make his case directly to black voters, who oppose him by large margins. But Elijah Cummings was honorable before he was elected to office.”“There’s nothing weak about looking out for others,” Obama continued. As he departed for Friday’s speech, Trump showed no regret. “It’s a word many Democrats have used,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 25, 2019 22:18 UTC